Number of people living on less than $5.50 a day at 2011 international prices. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government
Number of poor at $5.5 a day based on purchasing-power-parity (миллионов)
| 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
| Бурунди | | | | | | 9,5 | | | |
| Кения | | 32,4 | | | | | 42,5 | | |
| Руанда | 7,6 | 8,5 | 9,6 | | | 10,3 | | 11,0 | |
| Южный Судан | | | | | | | | 10,6 | |
| Танзания | 33,3 | | | 43,9 | | | | | 51,7 |
| Уганда | | 25,6 | | | 30,1 | | | 34,7 | |